Legal Opinion
L. M. Leathers' Sons v. Goldman
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1958No. 13180PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The appellant is the owner of Tufts Patent No. 2,590,738 issued March 25, 1952, described as a “Slip-Resistant Pants Guard for Coat Hangers.” In the use of wire coat hangers the horizontal bar over which trousers or a skirt is folded causes a crease in the material of the folded garment. In addition to the crease, there exists the problem of preventing the garment from sliding on the bar, either longitudinally or transversely to it. If the sliding is transverse the garment falls from the hanger; if longitudinal the garment is left wrinkled where its…
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